Create Finished Good (FERT) Material (configurable)
Procedure
1. Access the transaction using the following navigation option:
SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
| SAP ECC Menu |
Logistics → Materials Management → Material Master → Material → Create (General) → Immediately |
| Transaction code |
MM01 |
2. On the initial screen, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Material |
<Finished good material number> |
Leave empty for internal number assignment or enter your own number |
| Industry sector |
F Manufacturing - Food
C Chemical Industry |
For discrete manufacturing
For process manufacturing |
| Material type |
FERT |
Finished Products |
3. On the Select View(s) dialog box
Select:
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Basic Data 1, Basic Data 2 |
required |
|
| Classification |
required |
only required if you want to use batch management |
| Sales: Sales Org. Data 1, Sales Org. Data 2, General/Plant Data, Sales Text |
required |
|
| Foreign Trade Export |
required |
|
| MRP1, MRP2, MRP3, MRP4 |
required |
|
| Work Scheduling |
required |
|
| General Plant Data / Storage 1, Storage 2 |
required |
|
| Warehouse management |
required |
|
| Accounting 1 and 2 |
required |
|
| Costing 1 and 2 |
required |
|
4. Choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Plant |
|
<your production plant> |
| Stor. location |
|
|
| Sales Org. |
|
Sales Organization domestic
Sales Organization export |
| Distr.Channel |
|
<your distribution channel> |
| Warehouse No. |
|
<your warehouse number> |
5. Choose
Enter.
Materials are first created in the primary procurement/production plant.
To view the material lists run the transaction
MM60 or the menu path
Logistics → Materials Management → Material Master → Other → Materials List.
Basic Data
1. On the
Basic Data 1 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Description |
<enter description> |
|
| Base Unit of Measure |
<enter Base Unit of measure> |
|
| Material Grp |
|
Choose appropriate material group |
| Old material number |
<enter the legacy material number if known> |
|
| Prod. hierarchy |
<see special instructions> |
|
| Division |
<enter appropriate division or leave blank> |
|
| Lab / Office |
<enter key of design office, lab, or lab worker responsible> |
|
| GenItemCatGroup |
|
|
| Gross weight |
<enter gross weight> |
|
| Weight unit |
<enter weight unit> |
|
| Net weight |
<enter net weight> |
|
| EAN / UPC |
required |
|
| EAN Category |
HE |
|
Special instruction for product hierarchy: For product hierarchy, use the dropdown selection tool. At each level, click once on the appropriate level, then select the
Next Level. When you reach the appropriate end, choose the
Choose button.
The Prod hierarchy is fully maintained for this material master.
3. On the
Basic data 2 tab enter following data and choose
Enter afterwards.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Material is configurable |
Switch on |
|
Classification Data
(Required for materials subject to batch management)
1. On the
Classification view tab, on the
Classification screen, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Class Type |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Class |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
You can switch to another class type by pressing the button
Other class type or in
NWBC via the menu path
More / Extras / Change Class Type.
2. Choose the Sales: sales org 1 tab or choose Goto next screen (F8).
Sales Data
1. On the
Sales: sales org. 1 tab, enter the following values, and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Delivering plant |
|
<enter the primary plant for outbound deliveries> |
| Tax classification |
|
for taxable |
2. On the
Sales: sales org.2 tab, enter the following values, and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Matl statistics grp |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Acct assignment grp |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Item category group |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
3. On the
Sales: General/plant tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Availability check |
|
for Indiv. requirements |
| Trans. Grp |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| LoadingGrp |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Profit Center |
|
select profit center from baseline scope |
For profit center, use the drop-down selection tool.
4. Go to the Sales text screen.
5. Enter text that should appear on sales documents for this material.
6. Choose the Foreign Trade Export tab.
7. On the
Foreign Trade export tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Comm. / import code |
|
|
| Country of Origin |
|
|
| Region of Origin |
|
|
Foreign trade data is only required if you want to sell the material in other countries (export).
8. Choose the
MRP1 tab.
MRP Data
1. On the
MRP1 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| MRP type |
PD |
|
| MRP controller |
<enter MRP controller> |
scenario - specific |
| Lot size |
EX |
|
2. On the
MRP2 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Procurement Type |
E |
|
| Production storage location |
<enter shop floor storage location> |
plant-specific |
| SchedMargin Key |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
3. On the
MRP3 tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Strategy group |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
4. On the
MRP4 tab, make the following entries and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Individual / coll |
|
|
Work Scheduling Data
1. Choose the
Work scheduling tab, enter the following values and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Production scheduler |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
| Prod.Sched.profile |
|
Choose from dropdown list. |
General / Storage Data
1. Choose the
Plant data/stor.1 tab.
2. If your material is batch managed with shelf - life management enter following data:
| Field Name |
Description |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Period Ind. For SLED |
Period indicator for shelf life expiration date |
D (days) |
Only required if material is subject to batch management with shelf - life management |
4. Choose the Plant data/stor. 2 tab, and choose Enter.
Warehouse Data
1. Choose the Warehouse mgmt.1 tab, and choose Enter.
Accounting Data
1. On the
Accounting 1 tab, make the following entries and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| Price unit |
|
|
| Price control |
|
|
| Standard price |
|
|
| Valuation Class |
|
|
2. Select the
Second Accounting screen, and choose
Enter.
Values for price unit, valuation class and price control default into the view. You may change price unit and price control if required for your data.
Costing Data
1. On the
Costing 1 tab, make the following entries and choose
Enter.
| Field Name |
User action and values |
Comment |
| With Qty Structure |
Select checkbox |
|
| Material origin |
Select checkbox |
|
| Variance key |
|
|
| SpecProcurem Costing |
optional (see special instructions above) |
|
2. On Costing 2 tab, choose Enter.
3. A Last data screen reached dialog box displays.
4. Choose
Yes to save.
If a finished material is procured in another plant, the cost can be copied from that plant by using the "Special Procurement Costing" field in this plant. Make sure to select the entry that represents the producing plant.
Reversal of Process Steps
| Material Master – Flag for Deletion |
| Transaction code ( SAP GUI) |
MM06 |
| Reversal: |
Flag for Deletion |
| Transaction code ( SAP GUI) |
MM06 |
| Comment |
In transaction MM06 choose: Material → flag for deletion
Material master deletion requires data archiving (not part of the process scenarios), starting with flagging the material for deletion |
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